March 2015: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re... He could ha

March 2015: https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re_not_ready https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_the_next_outbreak_we_re... He could have used the TED platform to talk about anything, and he chose to raise the alarm bell about pandemic preparedness. A fairly niche and unpopular topic at the time.